Co-head of electronic equities at BNP Paribas leaving for a rival -sources

LONDON (Reuters) – Torsten Schoeneborn, global co-head of electronic equities and portfolio trading at BNP Paribas, is leaving the firm for another bank, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. Schoeneborn did not immediately respond to a request for comment on LinkedIn. Reuters was not immediately able to confirm where he…

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Can I have a kangaroo? Navalny taunts Russian prison with bizarre requests

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he has poked fun at prison authorities for several months with a host of bizarre requests for a kimono, a balalaika, a beetle and even to keep a kangaroo. The requests were turned down by the…

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Tiananmen vigils shift overseas as Hong Kong falls silent

By Jessie Pang and Laurie Chen HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -As restrictions in Hong Kong have snuffed out what were once the largest vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei are left carrying the candle to commemorate the June 4 anniversary. Tens of thousands of people have left…

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Analysis-Despite chaos and risk, Washington sticks with its debt ceiling

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling, resolved just days before the government faced a devastating default, has prompted some to call for the country to ditch its self-imposed borrowing limit. That’s not likely to happen any time soon. Though the showdown unnerved investors and prompted threats of…

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